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Broadcast media a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network co-existing with private broadcasters a mixture of both publicly-operated and privately-owned TV and radio stations broadcasting; overall, hundreds of TV channels are available including national, regional, local, public, and international channels; satellite and cable TV systems are accessible; multiple national radio networks, a large number of regional radio networks, and a larger number of local radio stations broadcasting; overall, hundreds of radio stations operating
Households with television 98%
Ranked 5th.
99.48%
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Belgium

Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 330.21
Ranked 14th. 35% more than Spain
245.46
Ranked 32nd.

Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 82
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Spain
72
Ranked 43th.

Internet > Internet users per thousand people 819.54
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Spain
715.02
Ranked 45th.

Internet > Users per 1000 491.26
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Spain
438.74
Ranked 38th.

Internet users 8.11 million
Ranked 11th.
29.09 million
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Belgium

News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Belga Press Agency</p> </p>Flandersnews.be - English-language news site of Dutch-language public broadcaster</p> <p>EFE - government-owned</p> </p>Europa Press - private</p> </p>Colpisa - private</p>
Personal computers > Per capita 348.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 26% more than Spain
276.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.

Radio > List of radio stations <p>RTBF - French-language public broadcaster; stations include La Premiere, Classic 21, and external service RTBF International</p> </p>VRT - Dutch-language public broadcaster; stations include Radio 1, Studio Brussel and external Radio Vlaanderen International (RVI)</p> </p>Belgischer Rundfunk (BRF) - German-language broadcaster</p> <p>RNE - public, services include speech network Radio 1, cultural network Radio Clasica, youth-oriented Radio 3, news station Radio 5 Todo Noticias</p> </p>Cadena SER - commercial, operates more than 50 national, regional stations</p> </p>Onda Cero - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17944960">Full Article</a>
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 119.39
Ranked 64th. 10% more than Spain
108.32
Ranked 89th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 984.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.
1,206.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Belgium

Television > List of TV stations <p>RTBF - French-language public broadcaster</p> </p>VRT - Dutch-language public broadcaster</p> </p>VTM - Dutch-language commercial broadcaster</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17208922">Full Article</a> <p>TVE - public, services include national networks La Primera and La 2, satellite-delivered TVE Internacional, rolling news channel 24 Horas</p> </p>Tele Cinco - national, commercial</p> </p>Antena 3 - national, commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17944960">Full Article</a>
Television receivers > Per capita 463.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Spain
409.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.

Televisions per 1000 454.89
Ranked 29th. 18% more than Spain
385.67
Ranked 38th.
Personal computers per 1000 348.04
Ranked 26th. 26% more than Spain
276.51
Ranked 11th.

Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 AM 208, FM 715, shortwave 1
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 164.68
Ranked 24th. 14% more than Spain
144.48
Ranked 28th.

Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,336.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,374.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Belgium

Internet > Users > Per capita 502.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 36th. 3% more than Spain
486.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 415.62
Ranked 34th.
415.85
Ranked 33th. The same as Belgium

Televisions 4.72 million
Ranked 32nd.
16.2 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 449.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
459.43 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Belgium

Internet users > Per 100 people 68.1
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Spain
55.4
Ranked 38th.

Internet > Internet users 8.56 million
Ranked 43th.
33.87 million
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 152.95 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 54% more than Spain
99.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 117,535 Mbps
Ranked 11th.
120,461 Mbps
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Belgium

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 11,278.54 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Spain
2,821.65 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 22nd.

Personal computers 3.63 million
Ranked 30th.
12 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Belgium

Television broadcast stations 25
Ranked 19th.
224
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Belgium
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 3.24 billion min.
Ranked 15th.
4.91 billion min.
Ranked 7th. 51% more than Belgium

Radios per 1000 778.23
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Spain
311.87
Ranked 102nd.
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,150.28
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Spain
1,110.71
Ranked 51st.

Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $24.23 billion
Ranked 22nd.
$72.64 billion
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Belgium

Internet > Percent using internet 82%
Ranked 23th. 14% more than Spain
72%
Ranked 40th.

Telephones > Mobile cellular 12.54 million
Ranked 59th.
52.6 million
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Belgium

Radio receivers > Per capita 0.793 per capita
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Spain
0.331 per capita
Ranked 85th.

Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 0.394
Ranked 192nd.
436.89
Ranked 23th. 1109 times more than Belgium

Telephone mainlines per 1000 460.7
Ranked 26th. 9% more than Spain
422.18
Ranked 26th.

Newspapers > List of newspapers <p>Het Nieuwsblad - Dutch-language daily</p> </p>Het Laatste Nieuws - Dutch-language daily</p> </p>Le Soir - French-language daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17208922">Full Article</a> <p>El Mundo - Madrid-based daily</p> </p>El Pais - Madrid-based daily</p> </p>ABC - Madrid-based daily</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17944960">Full Article</a>
Films produced 23
Ranked 29th.
133
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Belgium
Cinema attendance 21.87 million
Ranked 20th.
131.35 million
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Belgium
Telephone system > General assessment highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities well-developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
Cinema attendance per capita 2.11
Ranked 17th.
3.13
Ranked 8th. 48% more than Belgium
Television receivers per 1000 463.6
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Spain
409.27
Ranked 33th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 47
Ranked 26th.
199
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Belgium

Internet > IP addresses per capita 1,068.08
Ranked 35th. 77% more than Spain
604.17
Ranked 54th.
Average cost of local call 0.13
Ranked 13th. 86% more than Spain
0.07
Ranked 51st.
Internet > Users 5.22 million
Ranked 37th.
19.69 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Belgium

Internet > Internet penetration 82%
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Spain
72%
Ranked 45th.
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 902.79
Ranked 29th.
952.3
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Belgium

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,155.89
Ranked 73th. 5% more than Spain
1,096.17
Ranked 86th.

Telecoms > Telephone lines 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.
19.22 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Belgium

Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.88 million
Ranked 66th.
50.66 million
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Belgium

Internet > Internet Service Providers 61
Ranked 17th. 9% more than Spain
56
Ranked 18th.
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 3.68 million
Ranked 23th.
11.34 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Belgium

Cinemas > Per capita 0.045 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th.
0.084 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 87% more than Belgium

Telephones > Main lines in use 4.63 million
Ranked 33th.
19.87 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 41.9
Ranked 31st. The same as Spain
41.87
Ranked 32nd.

Active military personnel 38,452
Ranked 54th.
123,300
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Belgium
Radio receivers per 1000 793.13
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Spain
330.96
Ranked 85th.

Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 902.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
952.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Belgium

Internet > Hosts per 1000 358.64
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Spain
71.65
Ranked 49th.

Number of PCs per million 348.04
Ranked 26th. 36% more than Spain
256.65
Ranked 32nd.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 12.31 million
Ranked 68th.
50.67 million
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Belgium

Radio receivers 8.07 million
Ranked 39th.
13.1 million
Ranked 28th. 62% more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 11.82 million
Ranked 49th.
55.74 million
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Belgium
Television receivers 4.72 million
Ranked 31st.
16.2 million
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Belgium

Television broadcast stations > Per capita 2.46 per 1 million people
Ranked 41st.
5.69 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Belgium
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.75$
Ranked 91st. 25% more than Spain
0.6$
Ranked 99th.

Mobile phone subscribers 9.46 million
Ranked 39th.
41.33 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Belgium

Telephone system > International country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
Internet > ISP 61
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Spain
56
Ranked 8th.
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 191.33
Ranked 12th. 66% more than Spain
115.08
Ranked 27th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 4.63 million
Ranked 32nd.
19.22 million
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Belgium

Radios 8.07 million
Ranked 40th.
13.1 million
Ranked 30th. 62% more than Belgium
Films produced per million 2.22
Ranked 15th.
3.17
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Belgium
Internet > Hosts 3.84 million
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Spain
3.26 million
Ranked 21st.

Cinemas > Annual attendance 21.9 million
Ranked 13th.
131.3 million
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 152.96
Ranked 24th. 54% more than Spain
99.42
Ranked 34th.

Mobile phones 78.63 per 100 people
Ranked 18th.
82.28 per 100 people
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Belgium
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 2.14
Ranked 14th.
3.29
Ranked 8th. 54% more than Belgium

Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 11,278.52 Mbps
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Spain
2,821.65 Mbps
Ranked 22nd.

Internet penetration 77.8
Ranked 10th. 24% more than Spain
62.6
Ranked 22nd.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 29
Ranked 39th.
151
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Belgium

Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 1.71 million
Ranked 29th.
6.18 million
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Belgium

Cinema > Percentage of feature films co-produced 80.85%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Spain
24.12%
Ranked 30th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily 1.57 million
Ranked 24th.
4 million
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Belgium

Internet > Top level domain .be .es
Television > Total number of channels 19
Ranked 2nd.
46
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Belgium
Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.058$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 42nd. 57% more than Spain
0.037$ per $1 of GDP
Ranked 59th.

Cinema > Number of national feature films produced per million people 4.35
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Spain
4.31
Ranked 24th.

Music > Share of all albums sold 0.7-0.8 1.7-2.3
Television > Total number of channels per million people 1.79
Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Spain
1.04
Ranked 10th.
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation per thousand people 163.71
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Spain
144.83
Ranked 29th.

Telephone system > Domestic nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
Internet country code .be .es
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 328.59 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Spain
115.87 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 22nd.

Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment per 1000 $1.19 Million US dollars
Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Spain
$0.18 Million US dollars
Ranked 25th.
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes per capita 316.36 min.
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Spain
116.82 min.
Ranked 37th.

Telephone mainlines 4.8 million
Ranked 31st.
18.32 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Belgium

Cinemas 463
Ranked 16th.
3,354
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Belgium

Internet > Broadband subscribers > Per capita 191.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 66% more than Spain
115.08 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.

Internet > Censorship > Political filtering
Internet > Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 37.23$/month
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Spain
31.72$/month
Ranked 53th.

International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes > Per capita 316.34 min. per capita
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Spain
116.82 min. per capita
Ranked 37th.

Internet hosts None None
Cinema > Percentage of fully nationally produced feature films 17.02%
Ranked 51st.
75.88%
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Belgium

Information and communication technology expenditure > Current US$ > Per capita 2,214.98$ per capita
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Spain
1,016.94$ per capita
Ranked 25th.

Information and communication technology spending per capita > Current US$ $2,246.13
Ranked 15th. 42% more than Spain
$1,580.68
Ranked 22nd.

Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.82 million
Ranked 49th.
49.68 million
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Belgium

Internet > Broadband subscribers 2 million
Ranked 15th.
4.99 million
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Belgium

Music > Singles sales > Share of global physical sales > 2005 0.8-1.8 0.3-0.7
Internet > Internet Service Providers per million 5.88
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Spain
1.33
Ranked 104th.
Cinemas per million 45.27
Ranked 16th.
84
Ranked 5th. 86% more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily 29
Ranked 36th.
87
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Belgium

Internet > IP addresses 11.15 million
Ranked 33th.
28.42 million
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications investment > Current LCU 1418000000 4666000000
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 27.66
Ranked 15th. 40% more than Spain
19.75
Ranked 30th.

Number of PCs 3,627
Ranked 30th.
10,957
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Belgium
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines per thousand people 415.62
Ranked 37th.
415.85
Ranked 36th. The same as Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions 3.52 million
Ranked 46th.
25.04 million
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Belgium
Internet > Broadband access 1.86 million
Ranked 15th.
4.39 million
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Belgium
Television broadcast stations per million 2.46
Ranked 44th.
5.69
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Belgium
Communications > Telephone access > Telephone access 159.46 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 21st.
171.1 Number of telecommunicati
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Belgium
Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.10.01 2000.10.??
Internet > TLD .be .es
Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 110.4
Ranked 46th. 1% more than Spain
109.05
Ranked 49th.

Internet > Livejournal users 1,202
Ranked 28th.
1,853
Ranked 23th. 54% more than Belgium
Internet > Secure Internet servers 1,535
Ranked 21st.
4,422
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Belgium

Cinema > Number of distribution companies 27
Ranked 13th.
210
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Belgium

Cinema > Number of distribution companies per million people 2.48
Ranked 14th.
4.57
Ranked 9th. 85% more than Belgium

Cinemas > Annual attendance > Per capita 2.14 per capita
Ranked 14th.
3.29 per capita
Ranked 7th. 54% more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Country calling code 32 34
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Implementation date 2002.10.01 2000.10.??
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Price Free Free
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile number portability > Days to port 2 days
Ranked 26th. The same as Spain
2 days
Ranked 24th.
Brothers and Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere April 2007 2007
Telephone subscribers per 1000 1,336.97
Ranked 21st.
1,374.48
Ranked 24th. 3% more than Belgium

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile penetration 33.7%
Ranked 48th.
53.2%
Ranked 24th. 58% more than Belgium
E-Government rating 45.3
Ranked 54th. 1% more than Spain
44.9
Ranked 60th.
Population covered by mobile telephony 99%
Ranked 19th. The same as Spain
99%
Ranked 30th.

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily per million 2.83
Ranked 31st. 31% more than Spain
2.16
Ranked 43th.

Television > Percentage of public channels with national coverage 31.58%
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Spain
26.09%
Ranked 27th.
Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per capita 146.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 39th. 44% more than Spain
101.55 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Landlines 4.46 million
Ranked 34th.
20.2 million
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Salden">Thor!</a> Dani Fernandez
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Points 37
Ranked 9th.
171
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Belgium
Internet > Livejournal users per million 115.34
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Spain
43.4
Ranked 90th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Artist NK <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_%28Spanish_singer%29">Sergio</a>
Website defacements per million 9.43
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Spain
0.835
Ranked 89th.
Website defacements 97
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Spain
34
Ranked 42nd.
Internet > Linux web servers 60
Ranked 23th.
176
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Belgium
Internet > ISP > Per capita 5.95 per 1 million people
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Spain
1.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 64th.
Television standard > UHF PAL H PAL G
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP 2.05% GDP
Ranked 116th.
3.01% GDP
Ranked 53th. 47% more than Belgium

Telephone subscribers per employee 586.02
Ranked 29th.
642.93
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Belgium

Telephone subscribers 13.93 million
Ranked 35th.
59.65 million
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Belgium

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 > Results > Translation Hold On I'd Rather Be Dead Than Plain
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Points 71
Ranked 7th.
90
Ranked 4th. 27% more than Belgium
DB Boulevard > Point of View > Date May 4, 2002 March 11, 2001
Broadcasters of Medium > Broadcasters > Premi&egrave;re June 15, 2006 November 13, 2005
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Points 63
Ranked 9th.
146
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 > Results > Points 10
Ranked 8th.
18
Ranked 1st. 80% more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1971 > Results > Points 68
Ranked 14th.
116
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Translation My Dreams I Bring You Flowers
Resident Evil > Extinction > Release Information > Release date October 24 2007 October 26 2007
Telephone subscribers > Per capita 1,336.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.
1,374.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 3% more than Belgium

Telephone systems > Privatisation 1996 1992
World music market > Digital Singles Sales Share in 2005 < 0.2% < 0.2%
Internet usage % > 2007 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">67.3</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_internet_users">70.6</a>
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per capita 0.072$ per 1 million people
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Spain
0.014$ per 1 million people
Ranked 97th.

Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes > Per $ GDP 2.1$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than Spain
0.577$ per $1 trillion of GD
Ranked 102nd.

Telephone employees > Total > Per capita 2.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Spain
2.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Telephone mainlines > Per capita 460.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Spain
422.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Eurovision Song Contest 1974 > Results > Points 10
Ranked 9th. The same as Spain
10
Ranked 10th.
Internet servers using encryption 3,348
Ranked 21st.
8,870
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Belgium

Internet servers using encryption > Per 1 million people 310.32
Ranked 31st. 61% more than Spain
193
Ranked 38th.

Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per thousand people 1,105.12
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Spain
1,096.22
Ranked 87th.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Points 83
Ranked 6th.
125
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Song De Vriendschapsband Desde El Cielo
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Translation A Journey Through The Dark I Give You My Voice
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003 May 2000
Television > Analogue to digital transition > Analog switch off > End 2011 3/4/2010
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 34.11
Ranked 10th. 41% more than Spain
24.26
Ranked 33th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 673.57
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Spain
294.41
Ranked 44th.

Internet > Secure Internet servers per million 145.53
Ranked 37th. 45% more than Spain
100.23
Ranked 41st.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Daenen">Lindsay</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Jos%C3%A9_%28singer%29">Antonio José</a>
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > First aired September, 2006 March 7, 2006
Phone system > International dialling code +32 +34
ICT service > Exports > % of service > Exports > BoP 44.13%
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Spain
30%
Ranked 41st.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service > Exports 47.79%
Ranked 19th. 69% more than Spain
28.23%
Ranked 49th.

Computer > Communications and other services > % of commercial service imports 38.29%
Ranked 33th.
44.42%
Ranked 23th. 16% more than Belgium

Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily > Per capita 2.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 30th. 31% more than Spain
2.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 43th.

Number of PCs > Per $ GDP 0.115 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 66th.
0.117 per $10 million of GDP
Ranked 64th. 2% more than Belgium
Telephone lines 4.46 million
Ranked 30th.
20.2 million
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Belgium

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 2.96 million
Ranked 20th.
9 million
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Belgium

ICT goods imports > % total goods imports 3.98%
Ranked 96th.
7.89%
Ranked 46th. 98% more than Belgium

ICT goods > Exports > % of total goods > Exports 2.88%
Ranked 49th.
3.23%
Ranked 48th. 12% more than Belgium

Telephone faults > Per 100 mainlines 5.94 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 38th.
14.16 per 100 mainlines
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Belgium

Television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch 2002/2003 2000-2005
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment $12,814.80 Million US dollars
Ranked 16th. 56% more than Spain
$8,193.76 Million US dollars
Ranked 20th.
Communications > Exports of information and communications equipment > Exports of ICT equipment, % of GDP 2.71e-06%
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Spain
5.63e-07%
Ranked 25th.
Internet > Linux web servers per million 5.83
Ranked 38th. 35% more than Spain
4.32
Ranked 45th.
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 > Results > Points 14
Ranked 5th. 56% more than Spain
9
Ranked 7th.
Television standard > VHF PAL B PAL B
ICT service > Exports > BoP > Current US$ $7.93 billion
Ranked 10th.
$8.10 billion
Ranked 8th. 2% more than Belgium

Internet > Hosts > Per capita 369.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Spain
80.61 per 1,000 people
Ranked 57th.

Internet > ISP per million 5.95
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Spain
1.39
Ranked 71st.
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile subscriptions per thousand people 337.08
Ranked 47th.
528.7
Ranked 25th. 57% more than Belgium
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 > Participants > Translation The Bond Of Friendship From Heaven
Internet > IP addresses (share) 0.3
Ranked 26th.
0.7
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Belgium
Phone subscribers 1,243.79
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Spain
1,086.4
Ranked 25th.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 > Participants > Song Mes Rêves Te Traigo Flores
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 > Results > Points 17
Ranked 15th.
53
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1973 > Results > Points 58
Ranked 17th.
125
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Belgium
Eurovision Song Contest 1963 > Results > Points 4
Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Spain
2
Ranked 11th.
Telephone lines > Per 100 people 41.62
Ranked 31st.
44.34
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Belgium

Price basket for mobile > US$ per month 18.88$/month
Ranked 27th.
22.14$/month
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Belgium

Royalties and fees $76.40
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Spain
$10.10
Ranked 22nd.
Telecoms > Telephone lines > Per 100 people 42.93
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Spain
41.09
Ranked 32nd.

Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month 33.12$/month
Ranked 6th. 28% more than Spain
25.83$/month
Ranked 23th.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 > Participants > Song Een Tocht Door Het Donker Te Doy Mi Voz
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles per million people 2.78
Ranked 62nd.
3.54
Ranked 55th. 27% more than Belgium

Music sales > Singles > Millions 0.7
Ranked 7th. 10 times more than Spain
0.07
Ranked 21st.

Telecommunications revenue > Current LCU 5911000000 27246620000
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue 23.99%
Ranked 22nd. 91% more than Spain
12.55%
Ranked 56th.

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